# CVE-2024-4671: Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-4671-google-chromium-visuals-use-after-free-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-05-13. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-4671 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.6 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-05-13

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Visuals component of Google Chromium allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. If the renderer process is compromised, this flaw can potentially lead to a sandbox escape.

Technologies: [Google Chromium](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/chromium). Vendors: [Google](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/google).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-4671 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-4671 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 13 May 2024. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-4671?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.6, published 13 May 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.201; Microsoft Edge; Opera Opera.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-4671?** A patch was published on 2024-05-09: Stable channel update for desktop released. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2024-4671 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-4671?** Check whether you run Google Chromium. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.201
- Microsoft Edge
- Opera Opera

## Timeline

- 2024-05-09: patched: Stable channel update for desktop released.
- 2024-05-13: disclosed: CVE published and added to CISA KEV catalog.
- 2024-05-13: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- 2024-05-13: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild.

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